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Years ago. hillary clinton and donald trump with guns blazing as trump fought to save his endangered campaign. lets bring everybody back. eugene scott and brian stelter and maria cardona and john phillips. >> i saw a tweet where it was signed, i would like to be excluded from the narrative. signed abraham lincoln. >> listen to the moment were talking about. >> as i recall, that was something i said about abraham lincoln after having seen the wonderful steven spielberg movie "lincoln." it was a m...

To work hard on their behalf and make a difference in their lives. >> reporter: the clinton campaign stressing that secretary clinton kecht her cool last night and quoted michelle obama saying when they go low, we go high. they think that this strategy on donald trumps part is going to backfire, that its not going to win him over anymore women voters. the very voters he needs in order to win the white house, time will tell in regards to that. but of course, secretary clinton was on defense at on...

Let him just ramble and implode. >> to be fair, some people disagree with that. he prosecuted a much better case against hillary clinton versus the first debate with the two. a lot of americans were waiting to hear her response to alleged leaked excerpts from the paid speeches from the hacked e-mail account. those e-mails she needs to have a public and private position on certain issues. i want to play her response and get your response. >> as i recall that was something i said about abraham lin...

Others. regardless of what they look like or where they come from or what their last name is or what faith they practice. >> but while we trumpet ratification of a 13th amendment, lets also take a moment to read it carefully. neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the united states or any place subject to their jurisdiction. notice that, except as punishment for crime. this often forgotten cl...

People and we cant have that in this country. >> thank you, linda. still to come, why the 13th amendment did not entirely end slavery in america. up next, a little bit of history being made today in the world and were going to bring that story to you. red 97! set! red 97! did you say 97? yes. you know, that reminds me of geicos 97% customer satisfaction rating. 97%? helped by geicos fast and friendly claims service. huh... oh yeah, baby. geicos as fast and friendly as it gets. woo! geico. expect...

Labored and slaved and were now forced to work unpaid. this time, their bodies owned by the state instead of by individual land holders. historian douglas blackman described this brutal system that lasted until world war ii as slavery by another name. another, continue to subject a disproportionate share of black bodies to involuntary servitude. african-american men are ensnared by the system at six times the rate of white men. the president has made important strides by banning the box for the ...

President obama marked an extraordinary milestone in our national story this week. he joined members of the house and senate to mark the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th amendment which altered our constitution to ensure the permanent abolition of legalized slavery and involuntary servitude. >> at its heart, the question of slavery was never simply about civil rights. it was about the meaning of america. the kind of country we wanted to be. >> the president also signaled his und...

Thank you. god bless you. may god bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> president obama with a clear reference to the current debate over donald trump when talking about discrimination against people no matter what their name or their faith. drawing cheers, we dont know if that was bipartisan cheers at the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the 13th amendment on capitol hill. meanwhile, earlier today also in the capitol fbi director james comey testifying, revealing that con...

Crisis. runners-up included donald trump, irans president and the isis chief. president obama and leaders from congress marking 150 years since the ratification of the 13th amendment, which formally put an end to slavery. president obama said the quote scars of our nations original sin are still with us today. and the international space station getting its first fitness supply from the u.s. in months. an astronaut used the stations robot arm to grab the cargo. it included thousands of pound...

Today we affirm hope. thank you. may god bless the united states of america. >> that was the conclusion of the ceremony remembering the 150th anniversary of the radification of the 13th amendment which is abolishing slavery in the country. you heard the president leaving the history along with the future and words about the presence and making references to what is going on in our country right now with regard to the freedom of others, and how others are looked upon, and that is interesting. jus...